innermost depths of one's heart
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to be silent; to say nothing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to unfold; to unroll; to open
economic slump; economic stagnation; lackluster economy; stagnant economy; sluggish economy; slow economy
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
cooperation; collaboration
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)